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Descriptor English: Natamycin
Descriptor Spanish: Natamicina
Descriptor natamicina
Entry term(s) pimaricina
tenecetina
Scope note: Antibiótico macrólido anfotérico antifúngico obtenido de Streptomyces natalensis o S. chattanoogensis. Se utiliza para una variedad de infecciones por hongos, principalmente por aplicación tópica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Natamicina
Descriptor French: Natamycine
Entry term(s): Myprozine
Pimafucin
Pimaricin
Tennecetin
Tree number(s): D02.540.505.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010866
Scope note: Amphoteric macrolide antifungal antibiotic from Streptomyces natalensis or S. chattanoogensis. It is used for a variety of fungal infections, mainly topically.
Annotation: do not use /biosyn unless by living matter
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antifungal Agents
Registry Number: 8O0C852CPO
CAS Type 1 Name: Pimaricin
Public MeSH Note: 90; was PIMARICIN 1973-89
Online Note: use NATAMYCIN to search PIMARICIN 1966-89
History Note: 90(66); was PIMARICIN 1966-89
DeCS ID: 28299
Unique ID: D010866
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Natamycin - Preferred
Concept UI M0016866
Scope note Amphoteric macrolide antifungal antibiotic from Streptomyces natalensis or S. chattanoogensis. It is used for a variety of fungal infections, mainly topically.
Preferred term Natamycin
Entry term(s) Pimaricin
Tennecetin
Pimafucin - Narrower
Concept UI M0016868
Preferred term Pimafucin
Myprozine - Narrower
Concept UI M0016867
Preferred term Myprozine



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